The Atlanta Braves beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a two-game interleague set out in Oakland, CA; that allowed the Braves to sweep the four-game season series between the teams. Atlanta is currently a half game back in the National League East from the division-leading New York Mets, who…… read more »
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WEEK FOUR OF 2022 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON, COMING UP!
Area high school football teams will take the field this Friday night for week four of the 2022 regular season. WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM are Rome’s radio homes for Darlington football; the Tigers are off this week. WLAQ’s Friday football programming will air this week, however. Tune in for This Week in Northwest Georgia Football,…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES ENTER TIE WITH NEW YORK METS FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE NL EAST; ROME BRAVES TO PLAY TWIN BILL UP IN HICKORY, NC VERSUS CRAWDADS
The Atlanta Braves are now tied with the New York Mets for first place in the National League East, following a Braves’ victory over the Oakland Athletics by 10-9 on Tuesday night in the first match of a two-game interleague set out in Oakland, CA (and a Mets’ loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates). That was…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES HEAD WEST FOR SERIES VERSUS OAKLAND ATHLETICS, ROME BRAVES HEAD TO HICKORY, NC
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off day for Labor Day and will begin an eight game road trip out west tonight with the opener of a two-game series in Oakland, CA against the Athletics. Kyle Wright will serve as starting pitcher for Atlanta, and Cole Irvin will head to the mound for Oakland. First…… read more »
GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL IS BACK ON WLAQ; YELLOW JACKETS DROP SEASON OPENER TO CLEMSON
Georgia Tech football returned to WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM on Monday night, courtesy of the Georgia Tech Radio Network. And in case you missed it, the Yellow Jackets dropped their 2022 season opener to No. 4 Clemson by a final score of 41-10 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Jackets will host Western…… read more »
TIME FOR WEEK THREE OF THE 2022 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON!
It is time for Friday night lights as area high school football teams take the field for week three of the 2022 regular season! Tune into WLAQ 1410 AM or 96.9 FM for Darlington football as the Tigers play their first home game of the year versus Christian Heritage. Darlington head coach Tommy Atha told…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES TAKE SERIES WIN OVER COLORADO ROCKIES AT TRUIST PARK; NL EAST SET VERSUS MIAMI MARLINS ON TAP FOR THE WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves shutout the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Thursday night in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park; that allowed the Braves to take the series 2-1. Atlanta remains three games back from the National League East-leading New York Mets, who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. Austin Riley opened up the scoring…… read more »
ROME BRAVES FALL TO GREENVILLE DRIVE, SERIES CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND
Final score – Greenville 4, Rome 1 (From the Rome Braves): 2022 Draftee Ian Mejia took to the mound on Thursday night in game three against the Drive. Mejia’s Thursday night start would mark his AdventHealth Stadium debut and his second start in High-A. Mejia’s first High-A start came last week in Bowling Green when…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DEFEAT COLORADO ROCKIES TO EVEN SERIES AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Wednesday night in the middle outing of a three-game set at Truist Park, evening the series at a game each. Atlanta remains three games back from the National League East leading New York Mets, who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kyle Wright picked up his MLB-best…… read more »
ROME BRAVES FALL IN EXTRA INNINGS TO GREENVILLE DRIVE
Final score – Greenville 3, Rome 1 in 10 innings (From the Rome Braves): Royber Salinas, the Atlanta Braves’ No. 21 overall prospect, took to the mound in game two between the Braves and Drive on Wednesday night as Rome looked to take a two game lead in the series. Salinas had struggled in recent…… read more »